Cycle the Sava waterfront: Ada loop to the mouth

ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE

Belgrade is flatter than it looks on the fortress hill, and its best cycling is entirely on the rivers. The standard ride is the Ada Ciganlija loop — 7.8 kilometres of smooth asphalt around the lake-beach, shaded by poplars, with swim stops and beer gardens the whole way. Stronger legs extend it: leave the Ada by the western dam, follow the Sava quay downstream past the marinas and the raft clubs, and finish where the Sava meets the Danube under the fortress — with the option to cross on the Ada Bridge for the New Belgrade return. Bikes rent at every Ada entrance; the whole circuit, with stops, makes an easy half-day.